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Sanjak of Monastir

The Sanjak of Monastir or Manastir (Turkish: Manastir Sancağı) or Bitola, was a sanjak ("district", or "banner") part of the Rumelia Eyalet (1465–1867) and then the Manastir Vilayet (1874–1912). The administrative seat was in Manastir (Bitola).

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1880

The sub-districts, kaza, of the Sanjak of Manastir included (in 1880):

  • Bitola
  • Florina
  • Kičevo
  • Prilep
  • Ohrid

    • And the mudurluk of:

  • Prespa
  • Resen
  • Ekşisu
  • Mariovo

    • –1908

    The sub-districts, kaza, of the Sanjak of Manastir included (before 1908):

  • Monastir (Bitola)
  • Pirlepe (Prilep)
  • Florina
  • Kıraçova (Kičevo)
  • Ohrid

    • 1897

    According to Russian consul in the Manastir Vilayet, A. Rostkovski, finishing the statistical article in 1897, the total population of the sanjak was 308,996, with Rostkovski grouping the population into the following groups:

  • Slavic Exarchists: 151,863
  • Slavic Patriarchists: 51,749
  • Slavic Muslims: 8,251
  • Albanian Muslims: 45,259
  • Albanian Christians: 723
  • Vlachs (Aromanians): 22,681
  • Turks, Ottomans: 24,923
  • Jews: 4,270

    • References

    Sanjak of Monastir Wikipedia
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